I think the point he's making is that just because rich americans may throw money at medical problems that threaten them or their immediate relatives, it by no means follows that this results in any particular benefit for anyone who isn't fabulously wealthy and lives in the US. Why on earth should he feel lucky?
-Pete On Tue, 30 Oct 2012, Keith Hudson wrote: > I think you have misunderstood me. Most business firms that created charitable > endowments (applied to medical research or whatever) were not themselves > related to medicine. > > Keith > > At 17:51 30/10/2012, you wrote: > > Think the NYTransit which has public and private. No one would advocate > > public transit which moves more people in one day then there in London, be > > private only. They both keep each other honest. The problem with the > > medicine is that the private is impossibly expensive and most good doctors > > don't take private insurance. You are forced to pay for all but the > > biggest expenses out of pocket. If you are poor or lower middle class like > > most people and most artists you basically make do with over counter > > deregulated medicine and treat yourself with nutrition and herbs. I love > > my socialist Veterans Administration medicine. > > > > REH > > > > From: Keith Hudson [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:01 AM > > To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION; Ray Harrell > > Subject: Re: [Futurework] War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is > > Strength > > > > At 22:25 29/10/2012, you wrote: > > > > There is always a problem with what Smith meant. He also said that there > > was an invisible hand of charity but I ain't seen it yet. > > > > REH > > > > Have a look at medical research then. A vast amount of it (if not most) is > > initiated by private foundations. You should be lucky to be American. > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 8:58 AM > > To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, > > INCOME DISTRIBUTION, > > EDUCATION' > > Subject: Re: [Futurework] War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is > > Strength > > > > I think that Smith was referring to trees and branches. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Spencer > > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 11:59 PM > > To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > Subject: [Futurework] Re: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is > > Strength > > > > > > > If the rod be bent too much one way, says the proverb, in order to > > > make it straight you must bend it as much the other. Adam Smith > > > > That only works for blacksmiths and when the rod is red-hot. For ordinary > > mortals and a cold iron rod, you gots to bend it *further* back in order > > for it to be straight. > > > > - Mike > > > > -- > > Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. > > /V\ > > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] /( )\ > > http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ > > _______________________________________________ > > Futurework mailing list > > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Futurework mailing list > > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Futurework mailing list > > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
